back in the headlines. what s next in the kelly thomas saga? also this hour, herman cain in the house to tell us all about his new project and share his one-of-a-kind insights on today s headlines. first, though, the road to the white house has always run through ohio, so president obama, of course, hitting the road in ohio. live pictures right now. the tarmac in toledo. soon he ll be on a bus dubbed betting on america. the first stop the museum in mao me. you ll see that live at 40 past the hour give or take. in the meantime let s bring in cnn s dan lothian who s already there. dan, this is actually the president s first bus tour, right? reporter: it is. he has done two other bus tours but those were, as the white house described them, official bus tour. this is the first one of his campaign and the focus will be on the economy, specifically getting americans back to work. and today the president is expecting to focus on two things. first of all, what he s done to st
devastating storm. what happened? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. all right. look at this. this was then pf president obama us bus last august making its way through the midwest. look a this. this is now president obama s bus with a seemingly new accessory front and center. we re talking about a presidential seal. it s a bold reminder as he kicks his campaign into full gear in ohio, a major battleground state to be sure, that he has rivalled mitt romney. they are both trying to win in order to become president. at least in his part to remain president of the united states, romney s part to become president of the united states. the romney campaign though is trying to steal a bit of the thunder in the area. the president certainly didn t shy away from mixing policy with politics taking key action just hours before his speech to help bolster the economy. our white house correspondent, dan lothian, is traveling with the president in ohio right now. dan is joi
bloomberg unplugged at the nathan s hot dog wagon. seems he couldn t stomach the puns, like let me be frank. it s going to be a dog fight. and i ll relish it. it s bloomberg like we ve never seen him. also you can see the sparks flying all over the place. it was raining fire down on us. on the frontlines, colorado firefighters taking cnn with them as they fight the fires home by home. the fire chief telling the denver post this morning he knew the fire would happen, that it was a monster ready to awaken and kill. and on this independence day, what s your definition of a hero? our men and women in the military? your mom, your dad? think about it. it s our talk back question of the day. newsroom begins right now. i m carol costello. happy, happy fourth of july. good morning to you. right now, crowds are gathering and parades are gearing up in small towns and big cities across the country. but millions of americans will be missing one holiday tradition this year, fir
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mayberry. griffith played a single bad who kept the peace and doled out advice in a country town. in the 1980s he found fame again in the courtroom drama matlock. he was a member of the tv and christian music hall of fame. want to bring in our own larry king who joins us by phone who knows mr. griffith well. you interviewed him several times. give us your impressions, your sense of who he was. well, suzanne, he was an incredible person. not only as a talent but as a friend and as an individual. he was always kind and sweet and he was an underrated performer in my opinion. he did a movie called a face in the crowd in which he played a i guess it was sort of a controlling media figure who played sort of a hit who suddenly becomes a famous american, influencing politics and everything has and his comeuppance at the end. he got an academy award nomination. he was bbrilliant. he did a play call eed no time for sergeants which was turned into a film, a great theatrical co